Coin controlled dispensing device



2 Sheets-Sheet l EA FEY Filed June 24, 1929 COIN CONTROLLED DISPENSING DEVICE A ril 26, 1932.

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ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 26, 1932 UNITED STATES EDMUND FEY, or SAN mmncrsco, CALIFORNIA com GONTROLLED D-ISZPENSING- nnvrcn Application filed June 24,

This invention relates to improvements in dispensing devices wherein is provided a novel coin controlled operating mechanism. An object of my invention is to provide an improved coin controlled dispensing device embodying a mechanically operated figure adapted to automatically dispense a quantity of material such as candy or the like.

Another object of my inventionis to provide an improved dispensing device embodying a movable figure which is automatically actuated by a coin controlled mechanism to dispense quantities of material.

A further object of my invention is to provide an improved vending machine embodying a coin controlled mechanism for actuating a figure in such a manner that quantities of material may be automatically picked up and dispensed.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a novel vending machine embodying a figure simulating in appearance an animate being, and a coin controlled mechanism for actuating the figure, whereby quantity of material may be automatically dispensed upon each insertion of a coin inthe machine.

Other objects more or less apparent will present themselves or will be specifically pointed out in the description to follow:

In the accompanying, drawings which. illustrate the preferred embodiment of my invention 1 is a vertical sectional viewof my.

improved coin controlled dispensing device;

ing the sides in cross section and the top removed; 7

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the figure and the mechanism by which the same is actuated;

Fig. l is a sectional View taken on the line i l of Fig. 1;

5 is a rear view of another form of figure constructed in accordance with my invention, showing parts of the operating mechanism and the figure in cross section;

Fig. 6 is a side view of the same; and Fig. 7 is a top plan View of the mechanism used to actuate the legs of the figure shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

' Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same,show

1929. Serial No. 373,188.

Referring. to the drawings. the numeral .1 represents a casing of suitable shape having a longitudinally disposed partition, 2 located therein between the top 3, the bottom 4 and the'sides 5. The sides of thecasing at points above the partition 2 are provided with glass plates 6 which permit the interiorof thecasing to be viewed from the outside thereof. Located at oneside of the casing is a chute 7 which commences at an opening in'one corner of the partition and ends outside an opening located in a side 5 near the bottorn t. EX tending from an opening in a side 5 to a point inside the casing is an inclined coin chute 8 which serves to guide a coin placed therein to a point where it engages with an electrical contact member.

Revolvably mounted in suitable bearings located on the bottom 4, is a vertical shaft 9;. having a gear 10 secured thereto. Engaging with the gear 10 is a worm gear 11 which is; secured tothe shaft of a motor 12.

Pivotally mounted on a. rod secured to sides 5 of the casing, is a counter balanced contact member13 having its downwardly disposed end normally located at a point adjacent theend of the coin chute 8. An-electrical circuit is provided by suitable conducj tors 14 which lead from the motor 12 to the contact member13 and the coin chute 8. A suitable current V supplying means such as a battery 15 is connected to the wire 14 leading from the motor to the .coin chute. A coin. dropped into the coin chute 8, upn engaging with the contact member 13 as shown in Fig.

-1, completes the circuit to the motor 12, thereby enabling the shaft 9 to be revolved.

Secured to the shaft 9 and rotatabletheres with is a cam 16 which so engages with the contact member 13 as to icause the latterto maintain the coin at the end of the chute for a a definite period of time, therebycompleting the circuitto themotorlQ. When the cam 16 rotates sufficiently to permit the contact member 13 to pivotally move by its own weight away from the coin chute, the coin is allowed to drop from the said chute,thereby opening the circuit to the motor and discontinuing its operation.

Secured to theend of the shaft 9 at a point above the partition 2, is a container 17 having its bottom inclined from points adjacent its circumferential edge toward its center. The container upon rotating with the shaft 9 causes the articles or material located therein to be thrown by centrifugal force toward its sides.

Secured to the shaft 9 at a point beneath the partition .2 is a disc 18 having an upturned fiat flanged part 19 locatedatits outer circumferential edge. Loosely mounted on the shaft 9 with its hub resting on suitable ball bearings 20 which are mounted on the hub of the disc 18, is a wheel 21 having a bar 22 secured thereto. Rotatably mounted in suitable bearings 23 secured to the underneath surface of the partition 2 is a splined shaft 24 having a circular flange 25 secured thereon. The flange 25 rests on the flat fiange part 19 of the disc 13, and serves to rotate the splined shaft 24 when the said disc is rotated by the shaft 9. Slidably mounted on the splined shaft 24 is a wheel 26 which rotates with the said shaft and is in contact with the underneath surface of the wheel 21, thereby providing means for causing the said wheel 21 to rotate. A rod 27 pivoted to the partition 2 and having its forked end engaging with the wheel 26, serves to move the said wheel 26 backwardly and forwardly on the splined shaft 24, either toward or away from the central part of the wheel 21, thereby enablingthe speed of rotation of the said wheel 21 to be varied atwill. It will be noticed that upon the rotation of the shaft 9, the container 17 rotates in one direction while the wheel 21 rotates in the opposite direction.

Pivotally mounted, by means of flanged parts 28, on the end of the bar 22 at a point adjacent the sides of the container 17, is a figure 29, resembling in appearance a person or object, having an arm 30 pivoted thereon by means of'a movable rod 31. The rod 31 is secured at its central part to an outwardly projecting lug 32 to the end of which is pivotally attached an upright rod 33. The upright rod 33 extends through the bottom of he figure 29 and rests on the upper surface of the partition 2. The partition 2 is provided at certain points thereon with arcuate shaped grooves 34 and 35 which are so located with reference to the path of travel of the figure 29 that the end of the rod 33 is adapted to enter therein; When the figure 29 is carried in a circular direction by the wheel 21, the end of the rod 33 drops from the surface of the partition 2, at certain intervals, into the grooves 34 and 35, thereby causing the lug 32 to turn the rod 31 so as to carry the arm 30 of the figure 29 downwardly. The end of the arm is secured to a scoop 36, which is adapted to pick up material, such as candy, from the inside of the container 17. The head 37 of the figure is pivotally mounted on the body part thereof, and a curved bar of the grooves 34 or 35. A spring 39 attached at its ends to the curved bar 38 and the figure 29 serves as a suitable means for returning the head 37 to its normal position, when the end. of the rod 33 passes from either of the grooves.

Secured to the lower part of the figure 29 is an outwardly projecting rod 40 which is adapted to come in contact with a projection 41 extending upwardly from the partition 2. As the figure is carried in a circular. direction by the wheel 21, the rod 40 comes in contact with the projection 41, thereby causing the said figure to turn on its pivot so as to face the opening in the partition 2, where the chute is located. At this point the end of the rod 33 drops into the groove 35, thereby causing the arm 30 of the figure 29 as well as the scoop 36 to move downwardly so as to:

discharge the material previously picked up from the container, into the chute 7. After the figure and the projecting rod 40 have been carried past the projection 41, a spiral spring 42, encircling the lower part of the figure with its ends attached to the bar 22 and the said figure, causes the latter to pivotally return to its normal position.

hen a coin is inserted in the coin chute 8 and completes the circuit to the motor 12, the shaft 9 is rotated through gears 10 and 11 so as to rotate the container 17 in one direction and the wheel 21 in the opposite direction. The cam 16, for a definite period, maintains the contact member 13 in an engaged position with the coin at the end of the coin chute, thereby causing the motor to operate for a certain period of time. As the figure 29 is carried in a circular direction to a point above the groove 34, the rod 33 drops into the lat-- ter. thereby causing the arm 30 and the scoop- 36 to be lowered so as to permit the said scoop to pick up a quantity of the material located in the container 17. at this time is moving in an opposite direc tion, thereby facilitating the picking up the material by the scoop. After the figure has been carried by the wheel 21 to a point where the rod 33 passes from the groove 34, the arm 30 and scoop 36 are so elevated as to maintain the material in the said scoop. Then the figure reaches the projection 41, the rod 40 engaging with the said projection causes the said figure to turn on its pivot so as to face the chute 7. Immediately thereafter the end of the rod 33 drops into the groove 35, thereby causing the arm 30 and the scoop 36 to be so lowered as to discharge the material in the latter into the said chute. Just after this operation the cam 16 has so rotated with reference to the contact member 13, that the said contact member is allowed to move backward- T he container ly and allow the coin to drop from the coin chute 8, thereby breaking the circuit and discontinuing the operation of the device. v

As shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, I have provided a figure having legs which are so operated by mechanical means as to simulate a person while in the act of walking. The figure 29 is provided at its lower part with pivoted legs 43, each being formed in two parts, which are pivotally joined together by pins 454:. Secured to the bar 22 are a pair of brackets 45 and 46 which rotatably carry a curved axle 47. Secured to the axle is a wheel 48 which is adapted to rotate the said axle when the bar 22 is actuated in a circular direction by the wheel 21. The ends of the legs 43 are pivotally mounted on the axle 47 at points thereon where opposite curves occur, thereby enabling one of the legs to be pivotally moved upwardly as the other moves downwardly. As the bar 22 is carried in a circular direction, the wheel 48 contacting with the partition 2 rotates with the axle 47, thereby causing the legs 43 to alternately move upward and downwarc. The end of the rod 33 may be provided with a roller 49 so as to reduce friction, and an elongated vertical tube 50 may be interposedbetween the figure 29 and the bar 22 for the purpose of properly supporting the said figure. Other parts of the means for actuating the figure shown in 5 and 6 may be constructed in the manner previously described.

An operator of the apparatus may exercise his skill in causing a certain article or piece 7 of material located in the container 17 to be picked up by the scoop 36. By manipulating the rod 27, the speed at which the figure 29 is moved may be varied so as to bring the same, at a time when the scoop 36 is lowered, directly adjacent that part of the container 17 where a certain article or piece of material is located. The operator upon viewing a certain article in the container, may so exercise his skill in operating the rod 2? as to cause the figure 29 to become positioned so the scoop when lowered will pick up that particular article.

It is apparent to those skilled in the art that my improved dispensing device may be constructed so as to assume other forms or shapes, so for this and other apparent reasons I desire my invention included broadly within the spirit of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. A dispensing device comprising a rotatable container adapted to hold a quantity of material, a figure positioned adjacent the container having an arm pivotally mounted thereon, means for moving the figure in a circular direction around the container, and means for lowering and raising the arm, whereby the arm may be moved to pick up material from the container.

2. In a dispensing device, a rotatable container, a figure movably positioned adjacent the container, and coin controlled means for rotating the container and for moving the figure in a circular direction around the container.

3. In a dispensing device, a rotatable container, a figure movably positioned adjacent the container, having a movable arm mounted thereon, means for rotating the container, means for moving the figure in a circular direction around the container, and means for actuating the arm of the figure.

4. In a dispensing device, a rotatable container, a figure movably positioned adjacent the container, having an arm movably mounted thereon, means for movingthe figure around the container and means for actuating the arm into the container.

5. In a dispensing device, a rotatable container, a figure movably positioned adjacent the container, an arm movably mounted on the figure, means for moving the figure around the container, and means for intermittently lowering and raising the arm of the figure.

6. In a dispensing device, a container, a figure movably positioned adjacent the container, means for moving the container and the figure whereby the container may be rotated in one direction and the figure may be moved circularly in the opposite direction, and coin controlled means for actuating the first mentioned means.

7. In a dispensing device, a container, 2. figuremovably positioned adjacent the container, an arm movably mounted on the figure, coin controlled means for rotating the figure and the container, and means for intermittentlyzlowering and raising the arm.

8. In a dispensing device,acontainer adapted to contain quantities of material, a figure movably positioned adjacent the container having an arm pivotally mounted thereon, means for moving the figure in a circular direction around the container, means for in termittently moving the arm whereby material from the container may be picked up, and means for pivotally moving the figure so that it may assume different positions with reference to the container.

9. In a dispensing device, a casing, a shaft rotatably mounted in the casing, a motor connected to the shaft, an electrical circuit connected to the motor, coin controlled means for closing and opening the circuit,acontainersecured to the shaft, a wheel loosely mounted on the shaft, means connected to the shaft for rotating the wheel, and a figure carried by the wheeL 10. In a dispensing device, a casing, a shaft rotatably mounted in the casing, electrical means for rotating the shaft, a container secured to the shaft, a wheel rotatable by the shaft, means for varying theispeed ofrotation of the wheel irrespective of the speed of rotation of the shaft, and a figure carried by the wheel.

"11. In a dispensing device, a casing, a shaft rotatably mounted in the casing, coin controlled means for rotating the shaft, a container secured to the shaft and rotatable therewith, a figure located in the casing adjacent the container, and means connected to the figure and the shaft for causing the figure to move in a circular direction around the container.

12. In a dispensing device, a casing, a shaft rotatably mounted in the casing, coin controlled means for rotating the shaft, a con- 0 tainer for material secured tothe shaft and rotatable therewith, a figure located adjacent the container, means connected to the shaft and the figure for moving the figure, and means carried by the figure for removing ma terial from the container.

13. In a dispensing machine, a casing, a figure pivotally and movably mounted in the casing, means mounted in the casing and connected tothe figure for moving the latter in a circular direction, and means engageable with the figure for moving the same on its pivot.

14. In a dispensing machine, a casing, a figure movably mounted in the casing having an arm pivotally mounted thereon, means for moving the figure in a circular direction, means extending externally of the casing for varying the speed at which the figure moves and means for moving the arm to different positions, whereby objects located adjacent the figure may be displaced by the arm.

15. In a dispensing device, a casing having material containing means therein, a fig ure movably positioned adjacent the means,

having an arm pivoted thereon, means for moving the figure at varying speeds around the containing means, and means for moving the arm of the figure to different position whereby material may be removed from containing means.

'16. In a dispensing device, a casing having a coin chute and a material dispensing .chute therein, a container revolvably mounted in the casing, a figure rotatably mounted in the casing, means connected to the container and the figure for actuating them, and electrical means connected to the first mentioned means for actuating the said first mentioned means.

17. In a dispensing device, a container, a figure simulating an animate being movably positioned adjacentthe container, means for varying the speed at Wl11Cl1 the figure moves, an arm pivotally carried by the figure having a scoop secured thereto and means for intermittantly lowering and raising the arm, whereby the scoop may be carried into'and out of the container.

18. Ina dispensing device, a container, a figure movably positioned adjacent the container, having a material holding means movably mounted thereon, means for moving the figure, and means for varying the speed at which the figure travels.

19. In a dispensing device, a material con- 

